Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-30
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Wilmington, Thursday, June 80 1887


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Wilmington. THURSDAY, lune 3O,i887 \
DcIaware College,.
The GAZETTE does not wish nor does '
il intend to take any part IN the disaen-
sions Of the late faculty of Delaware y
College, feeling satisfied that thetrustees,
who may be presumed to know much
more Of tho merits and dement's Of the
controversy than the public, took the
proper course in calling for The resigna-
tons Of all the professors. The trustees
have, doubtless, heard both sides; the
public has only imperfeetly heard from
Or. Caldwell, while his associates have
declined TO say anything in print beyond
Tho declaration that the faculty came to-
aother on April 9Th last, smoked the pipe
OF pence, resolved TO condone the past
and to work together thereafter Sin per-
feet harmony and to 'promote the best
interests and success of the college,
4 since which time, that is within the past |
10 or IA weeks, Professors Chester, |
Benton and Harker unite in saying |
sjust differences Of opinion have |
risen between the faculty, as body, |
Va u Caldwell" M the nature of
,.us recent disagreemenls, which would
\ saasn TO be the only vital ones in the case,
80 know nothing, neither the president
IS any member of the faculty having
oxen Of. them more definitely to the
pubiIc, thougGSo hey may have been
treated Of in TINT portion Of DR.. oald-
Wells protest that he was not permitted
10 read before the trustees meeting.
s-.istees are, however, better informed
at DOUBT, and II is their business
i province to pass Judgment, and they
are able and qualified to do so dispassion-
Ately and fairly. Under these circun-
stances, considering the I standing of
the members impugned and of the
\ trustees upon whom the epithet
reflects indirectly, we must come
10 the charitable conclusion that the
editor of the Smyrna Times wrote
more hastily than carefully when he said
TINT SIT the members of the faculty can
~ot explain or mollify the charges made
against them, their actions towards him
CDR. oaldwelD as the responsible head
was nothing short of deyilishness."
Yielding nothing to the Smyrna Times in
appreciation Of DR.. Caldweli's high worth
as Clergyman, gentleman and a
scholar, We hold that this is no warrant
s,e using so harsh word as 'tdevilish.
mesa in connection with gentlemen &c
long and we'll known to the people of the
whole State ss Professors Benton, Chester
Harter and Wolf, to whom the Time
cIearly owes n prompt and full apology
The GAzaTTE is sincerely anxious Il
see Delaware College prosper 'if 1t is il
the wood" There would be no petit,
jealousy here Of its greatest possibl
prosperity. Wilmington has all the edr
cational institutions she can afford to kee
up at present. We are spending $117,0C
per year on our public-schools and the
~ are worth IL. Any boy or girl who go
through them and is graduated from OF
high-sehool has as good an education Il
all the practical purposes Of life as cou
be obtained in q college. II he or 81
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do, but also in conformity with the
proverb that i" desperate diseases reqr
desperate remedies.' In partial reply
WE some things we have heard and read,
will say, however, land this informal
comes from good and conseryat
authority that when the board of ii
tees met at Newark, tho predomin
feeling was in favor Of giving DR.. q
well another years trial MS presid,
He had expressed his belief that
could bring the number OF students u,